Information about #05BCD1 color

#05BCD1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#05BCD1 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 188, 209) — 2% red, 73.7% green, 82% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 80 / 8 / 0 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #05BCD1 reads as a pure, full-strength aqua cyan and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Turquoise Surf (#00C5CD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Robin Egg Blue (#00CCCC) and Dark Turquoise (#00CED1).

The recipe behind #05BCD1 is rgb(5, 188, 209), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #05BCD1: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #05BCD1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#05BCD1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#05BCD1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#05BCD1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#05BCD1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#05BCD1 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#05D093

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#05BCD1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#D11A05
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#D17F05
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#D10557
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#05D17F
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#05BCD1
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#D105BC
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#BCD105
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#1A05D1
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#D11A05
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#BCD105
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#7F05D1
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#D11A05
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#57D105
#57D105

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Nearest named colors to #05BCD1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Turquoise Surf color link
Turquoise Surf

#00C5CD

Robin Egg Blue color link
Robin Egg Blue

#00CCCC

Dark Turquoise color link
Dark Turquoise

#00CED1

Fleurquoise color link
Fleurquoise

#00CFCF

Hawaii Blue color link
Hawaii Blue

#00C3E3

Caribbean Blue color link
Caribbean Blue

#1AC1DD

Blue Raspberry color link
Blue Raspberry

#0CBFE9

Vivid Arctic Blue color link
Vivid Arctic Blue

#00CAE7

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Ball Blue color link
Ball Blue

#21ABCD

Windows 8 Logo color link
Windows 8 Logo

#00ADEF

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

#05BCD1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#05BCD1
  • RGB5, 188, 209
  • CMYK80, 8, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(5, 188, 209)
  • HSL186°, 95%, 42%
  • HSL Precise186.176°, 95.327%, 41.961%
  • HSV186°, 98%, 82%
  • HSB186°, 98%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.737, 0.820)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.737, 0.820, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.737, 0.820)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID05BCD1
  • DECIMAL ID376017
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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